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Decedents


Decedent Collections dordecedents@delaware.gov (302) 577-5184

If you have a loved one who has passed away who owes state taxes to the Division of Revenue or are the personal representative of a decedent estate that owes taxes, please notify your attorney of the debt and have them schedule it to be paid by the decedent estate. Additionally, please notify the Division of Revenue that the individual we are currently billing for is deceased and furnish us with the date of death and a death certificate or other instrument that would serve as confirmation of the death and provides the date of death. Additionally, for Delaware decedents, please let us know if there is a will or estate filed with the Register of Wills, the file reference number (if any), the name and address for the personal representative and the name and address for the attorney representing the personal representative. The personal representatives should provide similar information for those decedents of other states. Additional information as to the name, address and phone number of the agency administering the decedent’s estate should be furnished for non-Delaware decedent estates as well as a copy of the local form used to establish a claim against the decedent’s estate. The address to be used to communicate decedent information to the Division of Revenue is:

Decedent Administrator
Delaware Division of Revenue
820 North French Street 8th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801

Be advised that all tax returns must be filed for the decedent as soon as possible. In cases of joint obligation the Division of Revenue continues to expect full payment from the joint obligor.

If you have any question regarding the decedent collections program administered by the Division of Revenue please contact us at dordecedents@delaware.gov  or call (302) 577-5184 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

If you have general questions regarding wills, the need to open an estate or general questions regarding wills and estates, please contact the appropriate Register of Wills’ office for your area:

New Castle County

Mailing Address:
New Castle County Register of Wills
87 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720

Location:
New Castle County Register of Wills
800 N. French Street, 2nd Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 395-7800
Fax: (302) 395-7801

Kent County

24 Pepperwood Lane
Dover, DE 19101
Phone: (302) 736-2233

Sussex County

P.O. Box 743
Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: (302) 855-7875


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